EFFECTS OF PROJECT STAKEHOLDERS’ ANALYSIS AND CONTROL ON HEALTH PROJECT MANAGEMENT IN THE CONTEXT OF ROCK OF AGES EMPOWERMENT NGO, KAMPALA-UGANDA. A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY.

Abstract

Background

Stakeholder analysis can be done once or regularly to track changes in stakeholder attitudes over time. The aim of the study is to the effects of Project Stakeholders’ Analysis and control on Health Project Management in the context of Rock of Ages empowerment NGO.

Methodology

A descriptive cross-sectional study. Structured and semi-structured questionnaires as well as focus group discussion and key resource persons discussion were used to collect data.

Results

40% of the target organizations operationalize Stakeholder Analysis basically as an identification and decision-making process regarding those who have some form of link with their projects, 25%  of them however consider it in different ways as a set of institutions and persons, a framework, list of stakeholders of an organization and a way of determining levels of interests, influence and power of various stakeholders. 10% also see it as a systematic analysis of various stakeholders of a project and a way of enumerating roles, sharing responsibilities, identification of needs, and strategizing. Another 25% of the respondent organizational representatives said they do not have a working definition for the term Stakeholder Analysis however some of these carry out some of the basic Stakeholder Analysis tasks during Project Review Meetings, Conferences, and Annual General Meetings.

Conclusion

Stakeholder involvement in the control project enhances the assessment of stakeholder resources, enhances undertaking problem analysis to understand the extent of stakeholder contribution, improves the decision-making process, and addresses the concerns of stakeholders that were taken care of influencing Automobile emission control project performance.

Recommendations

Management should ensure stakeholder Involvement in the monitoring of the performance of control. Stakeholder Involvement in the monitoring control project led to cost efficiency, reduction discrepancy, customer satisfaction and reduction in rate, timeliness carbon control, reduction in project costs deviation, and reduction in operation costs to a great extent.